Logo of a small college football program that plays in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats. The school has won two small college national championships – in 2010 and 2013. The program has existed since 1925, and their alumni who’ve gone on to play in the NFL include Larry Little, Rashean Mathis, Boobie Clark … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1989 Topps football card of former NFL linebacker Cornelius Bennett, who played for 14 seasons, nine of them with the Buffalo Bills. When he was selected in the NFL draft second overall out of Alabama in 1987, he became the highest selection from the school since Joe Namath in 1965. He was an outstanding player, … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: Monday Night Dawg Pound In Philly
On the week five National Football League schedule is a game between two NFC clubs, the Philadelphia Eagles and St. Louis Rams. “Throwback Thursday” for this week will be a contest played on a Monday night – Monday, November 5, 1975 to be exact, between these two franchises. It was a lop-sided game played between 2 … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a major college football program, the Oklahoma Sooners, used from 1952 until 1966. Oklahoma’s football program began in 1895 and is one of the most successful of all time. They’ve won 7 national championships, 44 Big 12 Conference championships, and produced 154 All Americans and 5 Heisman Trophy winners. The Sooners have been … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1974 Topps football card of former NFL wide receiver Harold Jackson, who enjoyed a 20 year playing career in the league spanning 3 decades. A six-time Pro Bowler, he played for five different clubs, and did 2 different stints with the Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots. Jackson joined the coaching ranks after retiring … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Game Review
Sunday’s contest against the Houston Texans was probably Buffalo Bills fans’ worst nightmare. The quarterback their team dumped a couple years ago, Ryan Fitzpatrick, outplayed the current QB, EJ Manuel, as the Texans won 23-17. For the second straight week, the Bills needed Manuel to bring them from behind to pull out a win, and … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a team that played in the Indoor Football League, the Allen Wranglers. The team began its’ existence as the Arkansas Twisters in 2000 in the old af2 league, and changed names to the Diamonds when they began play in the IFL in 2010. The club was sold and moved to Allen, Texas in … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1972 Topps football card of former National Football League linebacker Phil Villapiano, who enjoyed a 13 year career in the league with the Oakland Raiders and Buffalo Bills. He was a four time Pro Bowler and a key defensive player on the Raiders’ Super Bowl XI championship team. Since retiring, Villapiano has worked in the … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: Vikings’ Season of Heartbreak
The National Football League’s week four schedule includes a match between the Minnesota Vikings and Atlanta Falcons, and so this week’s edition of Throwback Thursday returns to 1998, one of the most successful seasons in Vikings’ history. That is, right up until January 17, 1999, the date of the NFC title game that season between the Vikings … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a small college football program, the Monmouth College Hawks. The school, located in New Jersey, has had a football program since 1993, and became a Division I Independent team in 2013. They began play in the Big South Conference this season. Two Monmouth alumni are currently playing in the NFL – receivers Miles Austin … Read More